Potato slicer and cutter.



' L. L. STEVENS.

POTATO SLIGER AND CUTTER.

Patented Sept. 30, 1902.

(Application filed Jan. 24, 1902.)

2 SheetsSheet I.

(No Model.)

No. 7|0,oa5; f Patented Sept. 30, |902 L. STEVENS.

POTATO SLIGER AND CUTTER.

(Application filed Jan. 24, 1 902.)

2 Sheets-Sheet 2.

(No Modem UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

LAWRENCE L. sTEvENs, or LOS ANGELES', CALIFORNIA.

POTATO SLICER AND CUTTER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 710,085, datedSeptember 30, 1902.

Application filed January 24, 1902. Serial No. 91,129. (No model.) i

T0 at whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, LAWRENCE L. STEVENS, a citizen of the United States,residing at Los Angeles, in the county of Los Angeles and State ofCalifornia, haveiinvented a new and useful Potato Slicer and Cutter, ofwhich the following is a specification.

This invention relates to improvements in machines for slicing andcutting potatoes, other vegetables, and other articles of food; and theobjects of myimprovement are, first, to provide the parts adjustable andeasily operated; second, to make the parts easily closed or extended;third, to afford facilities in the accomplishment of a plurality ofresults, and, fourth, to enhance the convenience in the operation. Iattain these objects by the construction illustrated in the accompanyingdrawings, in which Figure 1 is a top plan view of the machine closed,the sliding parts lying one over the other. Fig. 2 is a top plan view ofthe slicer opened and extended to its full length. Fig. 3 is a plan viewof the under side of the slicer closed, the movable parts one over-theother. Fig. 4 is a longitudinal sectional view on the line y y of Fig.2. Fig. 5 is a cross-sectional view on line w 00 of Fig. 2 looking inthe direction of the arrows. Fig. 6 is a view in cross-section on linea: no in the direction of the arrows, the cutter-knives in position forcutting the plain slice. Fig. 7 is a View in cross-section looking inthe direction of the arrows, the cutter-knives in position for makingthe shoestring cut. Fig. 8 is a perspective view, some of the parts ofthe slicer in section and in place for ma'kingwhat is known to the tradeas shoestring out. Fig. 9 is a perspective view, parts of the slicer insec tion and in position, with a portion of a potato in place thereon,ready to be cut into what is known as the fancy out. Fig. 10 is a viewin perspective, parts of the slicer in section, a portion of apotatothereon ready to be out into what is familiarly known as the French fry.tive, parts in section and in position for cutting plain slice. Fig. 12is a front view in elevation of the cutter-knives, and Fig. 13 is a sideelevation of the same.

Similar letters refer to similar parts throughout the several views.

Fig. 11 is a view in perspec- The letter A refers to the stationarybedplate, preferably rectangular in form. The free end orwell portion A,which forms about one-half of the stationary plate, is recessed or cutout, forming a rectangular well a.

c 0 represents the'side walls of the well a, and c" o the ends of thewell, and rising from the side walls 0 c are two ridges or ledges e e,which extend nearly the entire length ofthe side walls 0 c of the wella. The end of the well a adjacent to the slatted portion A of thestationary bed-plate A is walled up higher than the ridges or ledges e 6upon the sides of the well a by means of the reversible backstop E,which is composed of a body portion F, extending across the end of thewell a, and resting upon the sides 0 c of the well at the rear ends ofthe two ridges or ledges e e. Said back-stop E is provided with arear-extending ear E, having a hole therein, through which a screw-boltE passes and through the stationary parts A of the bed-plate A, and onthe screw-threaded end thereof the thumbnut E firmly holds thereversible back-stop E, as shown in Figs. 5 and 7 of the drawings, tothe stationary portion A of the bed-plate A. The head of the screw-boltE is countersunk into the under face of the end fof the slatted portionA of the bed-plate. The slatted portion A upon the rear frame thereof,f, and upon its under face has cast the downward-extending bracketF,provided with a flat horizontal portion F vertically perforated andscrew-threaded at f, through which perforation the thumb-screw fcarrying thereon the washer f whereby the stationary bed-plate A bymeans of the two rearwardly-extending lipsf is firmly clasped to anysuitable article of kitchen furniture or to a projecting ledge of thekitchen or to any other suitable article provided for steadily andfirmly holding the slicer in place while it is operated. I preferablycast or 0th erwise make all. the parts hereinbefore mentioned in onepiece, except the reversible back-stop E, as shown in Figs. 5 and 7 ofthe drawings, the thumb-screw, nut, and washer f", used for clamping thestationary bed-plate A to an article of furniture or any suitableholding device.

The open spaces g g in the slatted portion A of the bed-plate A are madeas shown in order to lessen the weight and to save material in theconstruction of my improvement. On the under side or face of thebed-plate A are two projecting ledges G G, extending the entire lengthof the well and slatted portion A and A of the bed-plate, and in theseledges G G are horizontal grooves g g, in which the movablecutter-handle plate B is reciprocated by means of the handle B. IIrefers to the strengthening-rib cast on the under face of the end framef of the slatted portion A and on the said end frame f the bracket F iscast.

The cutter-handle plate 13 is made or cast in one piece, and it iscomposed of two sections B, of which the handle 13 forms a part, and thewell portion B To the rear end of the handle portion or section B andseated in a recess 1) thereof and extending from side to side of thehandle portion B the cutterblade I) is securely fastened by means ofscrews or other suitable devices. B refers to the well portion of thehandle-plate B and is laterally bounded by two flat ledges B B whichcontain longitudinal grooves or ways B B and projecting downwardly, asillustrated in Figs. 4, 5, 6, and 7 of the drawings. From the saidledges B B depend two lugs CC. Saidlugsalsocontainhorizontalgrooves orways, as shown at B B in which grooves or ways B B and B B thewell-bottom plate K, carrying the cutter-knives 7s 7c, is adjustablysecured. To the under face of the wellbottom plate K, near its frontend, by means of a screw-threaded bolt and the thumbnut k thecutter-knives are adjustably secured. The blades of these cutter-knivesproject upwardly through serrations 70 in the front edge of thewell-bottom plate K. The heads L L of the cutter-knives have rearextensions m m, vertically perforated, through which perforations thescrew-bolt k passes, and the thu1nb-nut 70 clamps the heads L L of thecutter-knives firmly to the under face at the front end of thewell-bottom plate K. The perforated washer 70 is inserted between theplate K and the cutter-head L, as shown in Fig.9 of the drawings,whereby the fancy slice is produced.

\Vhat I claim as my invention, and desire to secure by Letters Patent,is

1. In slicing-machines, the recessed stationary plate having groovesupon the under face thereof throughout the entire length of said plate,the cutter-handle plate carrying the cutter-blade and the reversiblestop secured to said stationary plate.

2. The recessed stationary plate provided with longitudinal grooves, thecutter-handle plate adapted to slide in said grooves, and carrying thecross-cutter blade, the reversible stop secured to the stationary plate,the cutter-handle plate having one or more series of ways and anadjustable well-bottom plate carrying cutter-knives adapted to slide insaid ways.

3. The recessed bed-plate having longitudinal grooves upon the underface thereof, the reversible stop removably secured to said bedplate,the cutter-handle plate carrying the cross-cutter blade, thecutter-handle plate provided with one or more series of longitudinalways below the upper face thereof, a wellbottom plate carrying a seriesof adjustable knives and adapted to slide longitudinally in said seriesof ways in the cutter-handle plate.

at. In slicing and cutting machines, the recessed stationary bed-plateprovided with longitudinal grooves upon the under face thereof andextending substantially the entire length of said plate, the removableand reversible stop secured to said bed-plate, the cutter-handleplate-carrying the cross-cutter blade and having one or more series oflongitudinal ways below the upper face thereof, a well-bottom plateprovided with serrations or slots in the front edge thereof, saidwell-bottom plate carrying a series of adjustable cutter-knives adaptedto operate in said slots.

5. The potato slicing and cutting machine comprising the recessedstationary bed-plate having the clamping-bracket at the rear endthereofandcastintegral therewith, said plate provided with grooves uponthe under side thereof and extending substantially the entire length ofsaid plate, the reversible stop removably secured to said plate, thecutterhandle plate carrying the cutter-blade adapted to slide in saidgrooves, the said cutterhandle plate provided with one or more series ofhorizontal ways below the upper face thereof, a well-bottom plate havingopen-ended slots or serrations at the front edge thereof, the saidwell-bottom plate carrying one or more series of cutter-knivesadjustably secured thereto and adapted to slide longitudinally in saidhorizontal ways.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in thepresence of two subscribing witnesses.

LAWRENCE L. STEVENS.

\Vitnesses:

GEORGE K. HORTON, L. I ALDERETE.

